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Defenders Raises Alarm Over Administration’s Proposal to Amend Rule Protecting North Atlantic Right Whales From Deadly Vessel Strikes
Defenders of Wildlife is devastated to learn that a three-year-old female North Atlantic right whale was found dead off Virginia on February 10, 2026. This
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Defenders Stands Against Rejection of Bison Grazing Lands
Defenders of Wildlife is joining conservation group American Prairie in protesting a proposal by the Bureau of Land Management to revoke a decision allowing bison
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Defenders Hails Bill Promising Tools to Protect Whales
On Tuesday, Feb. 3, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) introduced the Whale CHARTS (Conservation Habitat Analysis, Research, and Technical Strategies) Act that proposes new tools to
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Rare Southeast Alaska Wolf One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protection
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that Alexander Archipelago wolves in Southeast Alaska may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act and started
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Bill to Delist Mexican Gray Wolves Advances in House
Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar today brought a repugnant bill before the House Committee on Natural Resources to prematurely remove the endangered Mexican gray wolf from
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Continuing its Arctic Plunder, Trump Administration Strips Protections in Western Arctic Reserve
The Department of the Interior has gutted protections for millions of acres of ecologically and culturally significant lands known as “Special Areas” in the National
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Court ruling lets AIDEA keep Arctic Refuge leases despite legal problems with the leasing program
Today the U.S. District Court in Alaska ruled that the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, or AIDEA, can hold onto its oil and gas
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Defenders Celebrates Historic Wildlife Management Reform in New Mexico
Defenders of Wildlife applauds New Mexico for its historic effort to expand the tools and authority needed to manage all state wildlife, and for renaming
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